Posts Tagged ‘Miike Snow’
Miike Snow @ Kool Haus
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
He’s not Jack Frost’s cousin, but if he was you wouldn’t be surprised. Miike Snow aka Andrew Wyatt is a Swedish, bearded, electro-pop making man who (with the help of producers Bloodshy & Avant) knows how to start a dance party.
And Saturday night he showed up at Toronto’s Kool Haus to do just that.
Set to hit the stage at 10:40pm, there was no sight of Snow. Due to the doors opening late he didn’t in fact hit the stage until an hour later. But when he did, the crowd went crazy. Antlers decorated the stage, as masked percussionists first appeared on stage in darkness (darkness darkness), smoke machines began to go off with no sight of stopping! There was so much dry ice, you could hardly see anything! Exhibit A: photo of smoke
Finally, Snow emerged from the smoke wearing a mask. Having recently been played on 90210, Gossip Girl, and Jersey Shore, the all ages crowd came out to sing along and party. From midnight til 1am, Miike Snow brought it, playing through the 2009 eponymous debut album. “Burial”, “Silvia”, and “Animal” all were welcomed with cheers. The real treat? An encore featuring a cover of Vampire Weekend’s “The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance” all performed in flashing vests. Check it out on YouTube!
While the tour is coming to an end, do hop on any chance you ha to see Miike Snow live. It’s a dance party you won’t regret.
All photos by Kate Millet.
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12/9/09 News briefs: Neko Case, Delorean, Jason Lytle, Massive Attack and the Gummy Awards
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
In case you missed it (like I did), Neko Case took over as programmer for the Turner Classic Movies network last night. The alt-country crooner sat and chatted with Robert Osborne and then presented four films: Woody Allen’s Radio Days, Orson Welles’ The Third Man, Albert Lewin’s The Picture of Dorian Gray and Elia Kazan’s A Face in the Crowd. Apparently, this was an idea Neko had to promote her recent album, Middle Cyclone. I wonder what else she could get away with…
Spanish blog darlings Delorean will take their Balearic pop on the road this spring opening up for Miike Snow on a North American tour, which stops in Montreal on April 2, Toronto on April 3 and Vancouver on April 12. They’re also said to be working on their debut full-length.
Grandaddy were great, so we can only assume the new Xmas album by former frontman Jason Lytle is worth downloading. I mean, it’s free, but remember how rad Sophtware Slump was? You can grab it over at his official website.
15 years is a pretty long time to hold a grudge, so Massive Attack and Tricky have finally buried the hatchet. In an interview with BBC 6 Music, Daddy G said that it’s all water under the bridge and he and 3D are working on a collaboration with Tricky. Let’s hope they can recreate the magic of “Karmacoma.”
Finally, Stereogum has announced the winners of The 2009 Gummy Awards. Animal Collective (album), Grizzly Bear (video) and The xx (new act) were all victorious. Best of all though, the site asked tasteful celebs and musicians like Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation, Human Giant), Andy Samberg (SNL, Lonely Island), Gregg Gillis (Girl Talk), Patton Oswalt (Big Fan, Ratatouille) and Andrew W.K. for their picks.
Tags: 3D, animal collective, Daddy G, Delorean, Granddaddy, grizzly bear, Jason Lytle, Massive Attack, Miike Snow, Neko Case, Stereogum, The Gummys, the xx, Tricky, Turner Classic Movies
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